belt buckle



Aug. 29, 1933. AH. N. TROUT ET AL 1,924,665

BELT BUCKLE Filed July zo, 1932 al l.

WITNESS.-

THE/R ATTORNEY Patented 29,` 1.933

"5Qomais.vY u (ouai-191') This invention 'relates vto belt buckle-s; and`has for an object to-provide an improved typev of buckle wherein theloose end olf-the belt isposif` tioned beneath the.

section connected with Y the buckle.

A (fl an improved type 0f belt buckle wherein the belt is not insertedthrough vany loops or other restraining parts, but is retained onlyunder a hinged keeper.`

a belt buckle having a body part to which one f end of the belt is`permanently attached, and with a keeper hinged to one side of thebuckle ,152 and adapted to swing clear of the buckle to permit the looseend of the belt `to Vbe inserted laterally or otherwise along the backof the body i of the buckle to be enclosed by the keeper when j thekeeper is closed. l i

A further object of the `invention is to provide an improved type ofkeeper for use with the buckle body.

Theinvention 4therefore comprises a buckle body yhaving meansforpermanently attaching *25 one end of a belt withtva keeper hinged tothe backA of the buckle and to close into engagement withthe loose endof the belt and with `an abutment against lwhich the keeper engages torelieve strain. n l

The drawing illustrates an embodiment of the invention and the viewstherein are as follows: Figure 1 is a. view of the buckle infrontelevation with sections of a belt connected therewith,

to. v

buckle with theendsV of the belt associated buckle and Abelt asindicated by line 5,-5 at Y* section 14 and the body, thepressure 'ofthe body Figure 3, and` y .i Y Figure 6 is an inverted perspective viewof the keeper. Y

Like characters of referenceindicate corref sponding parts throughout.the several views.

The improved belt. buckle, which forms `the subject matter ofthisapplication,l comprises a body 50 section 10 preferably curvedtocorrespondapproximately to the curvature of the body, and

with upper and lower nanges 11 'and 12.

The body is provided with a bar 13 'which extends transversely acrossthe body and retains "V55 one end as the end 14 of the belt permanently,

Vthis endof A further objectlot the inventionY isto provide lOneQof theiiangesl A further object of the invention is to provide' Figure 2 isaview of the reverse sidev of the in connection,therewith@No. particularnovelty4 is claimed in the, present `application in regard` to this barand any approved means for attaching,l

thefbelt-is pwitbmtbeecopeeof, the

preferably 'the' lower flange', is provided with' eyes 15 Aforming apart vof a hinge, the other partbeing theeye 16 carried by the keeper17, va pintle`18 forming a hinge. l U l' 'Y The keeper 17 `is, inthe'form of a bar which extends entirelyjtransversely'across the bodyvand is provided with an inturned end 19 which, when Y n closed, fitsunder the` upper ltlangell.

. Thiskeeper 17 is provided along oneedge with a row of teeth 20 whichwhen the keeper is closed, t l n l engages the section 21 ofthe belt.

. To 'maintain the-keeper in closed position, any approved type offastening member maybe em-r ployed. Specifically, the inturned end 19 ispro- 715` Y i vided wthfan indentation Y22, and a likeindenta-` tion 23`is formed in thefiange 11. The keeper V17, being constructed ofresilient material such as n vsheet metal, permits theend `1,9to snaplunder the v v flange 11 until the indentations 22 and 23 coin- 80.

cide which holds the keeperl7 "in closedposif tion. As the strain ofthebeltis inthe direction r` indicated by the arrow atfFigure 2 an abutment24 is formed as an extension of the flange 11iand against whichvthekeeper -17 engages when in l8,5v closedfp'osition, and which takesthe strain of the tension exerted upon the belt. ,Y 4 In operation, thebelt is placed'about *thebodyy and the keeper v17 'swungtoopen-position. v-f The v completely open position. is indicated indottedy90 lines at l1,7 inFigure 5f Such completelyopenr; position isnot necessarybut is illustrative.` The belt end 21 `is then slipped`,beneath thekeeper either longitudinallyor laterally asv found mostconvenientf. The belt is'.tightened to the neces- .95,1

sary tensionA and the keeper 17-c1o'sed.` `Asthe loose endrof thebelt`2l is engaged between the the belt, the belt removed to theposition required, '3105 and `the keeper again closed.

of course, the beit buckle herein, iuustratd may be modified and changedin various ways,V without departing from the invention herein set'`forth and'A hereinafter claimed-' estv ` flanges, means carried by thekeeper for latching The invention is hereby claimed as follows: 1.' AVbelt buckle comprising a body having means for attaching a belt endthereto, flanges along the sides of the bodyY perpendicular to saidretaining means, aykeeper hinged to one of the engagement with the otherflange, penetrating points "carried by the .keeperadapted .torengage theotheribelt end, and an abutment carriedrby the body against which thekeeper is positioned when closed.

` 2. A belt bucklecomprising arbody,`rneans to fix one belt end againstthe rear face of the body,

opposite directions.

3. Ajbelt buckle comprising a curvilinear `body having meansfor'ietaining a belt end `against the concave'rear'faceV thereof,flanges along the sides e ofthe body perpendicularrto Asaidretainingmeans,

y v' a'keep'er hinged to one of the ilangeameans carrled byV thekeeper--Vfoi-latching engagement IWith the other iiange,y penetratingpoints carried by the I.

vkeeper adapted to engage theV otherbelt end and force it Within theconcavity, and an abutment carried by theV body against which the keeperis positioned when closed.

i .4. A belt buckle` comprising a body, ,means to d ix one belt endagainst the rear face of the body, and,` means. 'swinging Atransverselyof the body and beltto clamp said belt' end, and the other V,belt end insuperposedrr contact between said A'clamping'means and the body, in suchmanner.

that the stress exerted upon said belt in use tends to move saidsuperposed ends in opposite vdirections', Y "i 5.5Abeltbuckle'comprising a curvilinear body,

meansto x'lone -belt endagainst the concave rearfface of Vthebody, andkeeper means hinged to one curvilinear Vside of the `buckle bodyto fswing transversely thereof and of, said beitend I' Aandthe oth'ererbeltrend Vto clamp said belt'ends in superposed contact between saidclamping'means f and the `body and bow the: superposed sectionsFIELDING'TS.' ELLIS.A

